Speaking on the SEC Weekly Teleconference, Vanderbilt head coach Clark Lea expressed his admiration for the toughness Sarkisian’s team displayed in those two wins. “This is a resilient team, it’s a team that’s never out of the game. No lead is safe,” Lea said.

Quarterback Arch Manning (concussion) and safety Michael Taaffe (thumb) are currently on UT's injury report. But which player does Texas need more against the Commodores?

The No. 20 Texas Longhorns will take on the No. 9 Vanderbilt Commodores at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 1 for week 10 of college foo

At the linebacker position, Vanderbilt has top-end talent, experience, and depth. Returning starters Bryan Longwell and Langston Patterson are a tough and reliable duo up the middle. Longwell is a Nashville native with 33 career appearances while Patterson led the team in tackles as a sophomore and finished second last year.

This season, Vanderbilt's Diego Pavia has emerged as one of college football's top quarterbacks. As Texas coach Steve Sarkisian put it Monday, "Obviously, the quarterback is the tip of the spear."

Arch Manning and the No. 20 Texas Longhorns needed overtime to scrape out an SEC victory for the second week in a row this past Saturday. The Longhorns escaped Starkville with a 45-38 win over the Mississippi State Bulldogs (4-4), erasing a 17-point fourth quarter deficit and advancing to 6-2 on the season.

NASHVILLE—-On the surface, it appeared to be a barometer of progress for this Vanderbilt program that had rarely competed with a team like Steve Sarkisian’s eve

Here's what Clark Lea said about Vanderbilt football preparing to face Texas amid Arch Manning's injury.